Pay the Devil

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Summary: Higgins in History is Plausible If Not Entirely Successful
Review: Set in Ireland in about 1865, Higgins gets the tone largely correct and doesn't trip too much over Zeitgeist anachronisms (though one could quibble on that point). The story takes forever to pick up -- like about three-quarters of the way through -- but when it does it becomes a good ride -- and a good read. And Higgins does an awful job of cleaning up after himself at the end (not to ruin it, but what happens to all the real estate?). Oh, well. Made the miles pass by in its Recorded Books incarnation. There's lots of better Higgins out there.

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Summary: Higgins in History is Plausible If Not Entirely Successful
Review: Set in Ireland in about 1865, Higgins gets the tone largely correct and doesn't trip too much over Zeitgeist anachronisms (though one could quibble on that point). The story takes forever to pick up -- like about three-quarters of the way through -- but when it does it becomes a good ride -- and a good read. And Higgins does an awful job of cleaning up after himself at the end (not to ruin it, but what happens to all the real estate?). Oh, well. Made the miles pass by in its Recorded Books incarnation. There's lots of better Higgins out there.

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Summary: Old Higgins Rehashed into Paperback
Review: This book waivers between 2 1/2 to 3 stars. While the books was written a long time ago and rereleased in paperback form its hard to tell if the rerelease had any finishing touches. If you read Higgins, then you know the formula. Everytime the main character walks into the room there will be an encounter with some clear villain oppressing the weak or taking advantage of a woman. Even if you haven't read him before I am sure the story is predictable. As far as a historical representation this book falls short, but happens to be set in Ireland during the late 1800s. What's the positive. It is a quick read and if you don't look at books with a critical eye, and just want something that doesn't involve that much thought, then this book is for you. If you want to read the best of Higgins then I recommend "The Eagle has Landed". If you are already a fan of Higgins don't expect any different from the reissuing of all his other stories "East of Desolation", "Sheba", & "Night Judgment at Sinos".

Rating:
Summary: Old Higgins Rehashed into Paperback
Review: This book waivers between 2 1/2 to 3 stars. While the books was written a long time ago and rereleased in paperback form its hard to tell if the rerelease had any finishing touches. If you read Higgins, then you know the formula. Everytime the main character walks into the room there will be an encounter with some clear villain oppressing the weak or taking advantage of a woman. Even if you haven't read him before I am sure the story is predictable. As far as a historical representation this book falls short, but happens to be set in Ireland during the late 1800s. What's the positive. It is a quick read and if you don't look at books with a critical eye, and just want something that doesn't involve that much thought, then this book is for you. If you want to read the best of Higgins then I recommend "The Eagle has Landed". If you are already a fan of Higgins don't expect any different from the reissuing of all his other stories "East of Desolation", "Sheba", & "Night Judgment at Sinos".

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Summary: A early Higgins winner!
Review: This is a Higgins title that was first released in 1963. And as an avid reader of Jack Higgins I truly enjoyed this one. It has a touch of "Gone With The Wind" to it. And characters I would like to see Mr. Higgins use again. The setting of the American Civil War and the early Irish uprising were a break from Higgins recent run of Sean Dillon works.

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Summary: An interesting tale of Ireland in 1865
Review: This is an interesting story set in the Ireland of 1865, but a bit rushed. The main action is crammed into a few days. One gets the impression that the author dashed this off to have yet another book for his publisher. The story is one of Irish tenants exploited by English landlords, at least some of whom are attempting clearances to turn the land into pastures for their sheep. The story would have been better if it had spanned a little longer time period, but it is passably good.

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Summary: Good For a 15 year old----I resent that
Review: yeah okay it might be true, I AM 15, I didnt really like this book from a critical point of view, It was short and lacking of detail, it took me 2 days to read. It wasnt great, but it served its purpose as a time filler, I recomend this book to anyone who is looking for a book to read on the plane or something like that, it really is a great book, if you have a mind to not be reviewing it at the same time